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From: Richard Bradshaw (no email)
Date: Tue May 02 2006 - 17:36:36 EDT
Len,
Do you have a Web site URL for the report? I did a search and came up
empty. I think I have read a segment of the report way back when but
would like to revisit it since it is much more applicable now.
BTW, Have you read the Pardey's book on storms and how they handle
it? If not I'd suggest it. They use the sea anchor with an adjustable
bridle and it seems to work well for them. We plan to do the same
since we have a more traditionally styled boat. However, we are
cognizant that the situation might arise when we need a drogue.
As an aside, anyone have any opinions on the Sailrite sewing machines?
Thanks.
Rick
HC 33T
"La Vita"
>For storm-survival purposes and after reading the USCG Report CG-D-20-
>87 we're going to add a series drogue to the inventory. In stead of
>one huge parachute which can be hard to deploy and at times will leave
>you without any braking-effect, we choose the line with many little
>chutes that will yield braking-effect in any circumstance.
>
>Looking at prices (way over 2,000 euro's for a 120m line with 160
>little 5" chutes made of cloth) and convinced this isn't rocket
>science, we are thinking about building our own. The moderate forces
>on one single cone permit a DIY project in my view. My goal is a 120
>meters of 18 mm 3-braid, nylon line with 150 cones spliced into it.
>
>Any experience here with a DIY series drogue? I am interested in the
>exact cone-pattern, type of cloth and thread you used and also the way
>you spliced each cone into the line.
>
>Fair winds,
>Len.
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